October 6
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Art and culture
- 1889 - Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
- 1927 - Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie.
- 1966 - LSD is declared illegal in the United States.
Births
- 1866 - Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-born inventor and radio pioneer (d. 1932)
- 1887 - Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (d. 1965)
Deaths
- 1962 - Tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880)
- 1989 - Bette Davis, American actress (b. 1908)
Notes
- Le Corbusier
- Battle of Saint-Josse On October 6 1926, Tam-Tam by Géo Norge made a scandal and caused a riot when it was premiered by Théâtre du Groupe libre in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels.
- Tod Browning
- Reginald Fessenden
- Glenn Branca
- Méret Oppenheim
- Ron Embleton
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